deleted Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Preliminary work is ongoing now. I think it will be at least 45-60 days before the first site goes live in the RGV. It will start with one or two sites at first. Then an additional one will go live every few weeks. It will take several months before it all is covered. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk Nice to know what's going on thanks for the update! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1202 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Would we see the primary work on towers confined to a certain city or would teams begin working throughout the South Texas area simultaneously ie Corpus Christi or Laredo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I've been watching this thread off and on for a while. I'm up for renewal on March 1st and really hope sprint has at least some LTE in the area by then or I might jump ship. PS: Awesome site. You're going to need a new phone to use up the LTE goodness. Would we see the primary work on towers confined to a certain city or would teams begin working throughout the South Texas area simultaneously ie Corpus Christi or Laredo? Corpus and Laredo have not been announced. McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Harlingen, and Brownsville are the cities that have been announced for South Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1202 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm aware Corpus and Laredo haven't specifically been announced but it was my understanding that the cities within the South Texas market would get upgraded as well. Robert mentioned this earlier in this thread. Was I mistaken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Would we see the primary work on towers confined to a certain city or would teams begin working throughout the South Texas area simultaneously ie Corpus Christi or Laredo? Yes, work will begin all over the market, though it will seem to be in isolated spots at first, and grow week by week. Corpus and Laredo have not been announced. McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Harlingen, and Brownsville are the cities that have been announced for South Texas. Work will begin all over the market, not just the cities announced. Those cities were selected for the press release because they are likely easier to update, have fewer towers, and will have a launchable amount of coverage sooner. The same number of towers can completely cover a small city, whereas it would only cover a fraction of a large city. That's why we're seeing the smaller cities announced first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Yes, work will begin all over the market, though it will seem to be in isolated spots at first, and grow week by week. Work will begin all over the market, not just the cities announced. Those cities were selected for the press release because they are likely easier to update, have fewer towers, and will have a launchable amount of coverage sooner. The same number of towers can completely cover a small city, whereas it would only cover a fraction of a large city. That's why we're seeing the smaller cities announced first. Is there anything we can reference to prove what you say is correct? An example of a similar market would be appreciated. Don't get me wrong I would love to believe what I am reading but without any announcement to confirm it I might as well be asking a "Magic 8 Ball". Me: Is Sprint launching LTE in all of South Texas soon? *Shakes 8 ball* 8-Ball: Reply hazy, try again Edited January 18, 2013 by cavendano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Is there anything we can reference to prove what you say is correct? An example of a similar market would be appreciated. Don't get me wrong I would love to believe what I am reading but without any announcement to confirm it I might as well be asking a "Magic 8 Ball". Me: Is Sprint launching LTE in all of South Texas soon? *Shakes 8 ball* 8-Ball: Reply hazy, try again Sure, look at the Boston market. Or the Chicago market. Or the Indianapolis market. Or the San Francisco market. In everyone one of those markets, work is ongoing across the whole market, but the smaller communities, suburbs, and the like have been announced before the major cities. For the case of Boston, the city of Boston hasn't been announced yet, but there is pretty good LTE coverage in the city. The smaller, outlying cities have been officially announced already, because a smaller number of towers gave enough coverage for an official launch. In the Indy market, the smaller cities of Muncie and Anderson were launched before Indy, even though Indy had a larger number of towers that had been upgraded, it just wasn't enough to cover the city yet. If you do a little bit more searching around this site, I think you will find this to be the way it is everywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Sure, look at the Boston market. Or the Chicago market. Or the Indianapolis market. Or the San Francisco market. In everyone one of those markets, work is ongoing across the whole market, but the smaller communities, suburbs, and the like have been announced before the major cities. For the case of Boston, the city of Boston hasn't been announced yet, but there is pretty good LTE coverage in the city. The smaller, outlying cities have been officially announced already, because a smaller number of towers gave enough coverage for an official launch. In the Indy market, the smaller cities of Muncie and Anderson were launched before Indy, even though Indy had a larger number of towers that had been upgraded, it just wasn't enough to cover the city yet. If you do a little bit more searching around this site, I think you will find this to be the way it is everywhere. I dont think that is a fair comparison. Using that as an example is like calling "South Texas" a city. I went to Sensorly.com and set it to show the U.S. coverage of Sprint 4G. Almost every area there is setup in a circle we are a strip similar to the one that shows for the Miami/West Palm Beach(we are horizontal not vertical). Even that would not be a good example because that strip connects large cities and even at that has large gaps. I guess we shall continue waiting to see what happens. Hopefully we will be posting about sites coming up before the end of the month rather than guesstimating what will happen in our market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Ok, what about the Kansas market? Lots of little cities, all getting upgraded. Some had LTE at the same time as Kansas City, the largest metro area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I dont think that is a fair comparison. Using that as an example is like calling "South Texas" a city. I went to Sensorly.com and set it to show the U.S. coverage of Sprint 4G. Almost every area there is setup in a circle we are a strip similar to the one that shows for the Miami/West Palm Beach(we are horizontal not vertical). Even that would not be a good example because that strip connects large cities and even at that has large gaps. I guess we shall continue waiting to see what happens. Hopefully we will be posting about sites coming up before the end of the month rather than guesstimating what will happen in our market. Look, he has given lots of examples. In no case ever in Network Vision deployment yet has there only been one or two communities that have been worked on. Work occurs all over the market in every instance. Every single one. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 eHRPD sighted in McAllen Old Exp. 83 and Jackson Will return to try to get a speed test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abie6972 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 eHRPD sighted in McAllenOld Exp. 83 and Jackson Will return to try to get a speed test eHRPD has been on for a while already. I drive from Donna to McAllen just about everyday and that's the only type of signal I get. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 eHRPD sighted in McAllen Old Exp. 83 and Jackson Will return to try to get a speed test eHRPD vs EVDO isn't going to change your speeds, so a speed test isn't really needed. It's just a software update to the towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 eHRPD has been on for a while already. I drive from Donna to McAllen just about everyday and that's the only type of signal I get. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 I don't drive to McAllen everyday. I live on the west side and I have yet to see the slightest of change. Zero changes on the Mission side but I was glad to see eHRPD in McAllen. If you see LTE light up post it on here or map it on Sensorly dont hold out on us.... eHRPD vs EVDO isn't going to change your speeds, so a speed test isn't really needed. It's just a software update to the towers. Thanks you saved me a trip. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abie6972 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I don't drive to McAllen everyday. I live on the west side and I have yet to see the slightest of change. Zero changes on the Mission side but I was glad to see eHRPD in McAllen. If you see LTE light up post it on here or map it on Sensorly dont hold out on us.... Don't worry I will. I'm usually running LTE Discovery on my way to McAllen and Sensorly on my way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Ran a speedtest while commuting to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananakeg Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 looks like nothing new. Maybe upgraded 3g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juant87 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 any news for updates in laredo, tx? the only update i've seen since days was a speed update for the towers and currently stand at 16 total upgrades for the city according to sprint.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 might be me not seeing it before, but was there wimax added to the edinburg and mcallen area? is wimax anything close to 4G? sorry if its been answered somewhere else before, just inquiring. BTW saw this on the sensorly app for iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Someone may have mapped it recently. I have an Overdrive and when I go into McAllen I get 2-4 Mbps definitely better than 3G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 any news for updates in laredo, tx?the only update i've seen since days was a speed update for the towers and currently stand at 16 total upgrades for the city according to sprint.com We are waiting for the first Network Vision sites to be accepted as complete. None yet. The Sprint site you reference shows combinations of legacy maintenance upgrades and Network Vision upgrades. It doesn't show which is which. However, I will likely know within a day or two of the first site being accepted with NV upgrades. Since we know no NV work is complete yet, all 16 upgrades shown on the map are to the legacy system. But work continues in the RGV. Should see the first site accepted in the next 30-45 days. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 might be me not seeing it before, but was there wimax added to the edinburg and mcallen area? is wimax anything close to 4G? sorry if its been answered somewhere else before, just inquiring. BTW saw this on the sensorly app for iPhone WiMax stopped being deployed in early 2011. All 4G deployments by Sprint are now LTE only. The limited WiMax coverage in the RGV has been there a few years. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananakeg Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 hey robert, any LTE updates to report for the mcallen/edinburg/mission area? or updates in general? Seems like some of the 3g around the area has been upgraded, feels snappier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 hey robert, any LTE updates to report for the mcallen/edinburg/mission area? or updates in general? Seems like some of the 3g around the area has been upgraded, feels snappier. I keep checking the acceptance reports for the first site completed. None yet. Maybe tonight? You may notice some improvements from some sites even before they get formally accepted. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananakeg Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 thanks for the update, robert. Doing a great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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